Upon graduating in 2001, Hamilton-Barritt was cast in the musical
Oh What a Night! playing the role of Cat for the 2001 UK tour, continuing with the show in
Hamburg, Germany from January to June 2002. She finished off the tour with a one-month residency at The Sporting Club in
Monte Carlo where she also understudied
Sheila Ferguson in the role of Roxy Rochelle. In 2002, she played the role of Connie in the
Saturday Night Fever Scandinavian Arena Tour. Hamilton-Barritt's
West End debut in came in 2003 with
Mamma Mia!, where she understudied the role of Lisa. She then returned to
Saturday Night Fever in the 2004 UK tour, this time playing the leading role of Stephanie Mangano. From September 2004 to September 2005 she returned to the West End to play the leading role of Carmen Diaz in
Fame at the
Aldwych Theatre. She played the role of Anita in the 2006 international tour of
West Side Story visiting Germany, Japan and Thailand. In 2007 she performed the role of Maria, understudying the leading role of Susan, in the first production of
Desperately Seeking Susan at the
Novello Theatre in the West End. From June 2008 until May 2009, Hamilton-Barritt starred in the UK tour of
Flashdance the Musical, playing the lead role of Alex Owens. The show was a new musical based on the 1983 film. Hamilton-Barritt starred alongside
Noel Sullivan,
Bernie Nolan and
Bruno Langley. Later in 2009, she went on tour with
Yusuf Islam (formerly known as
Cat Stevens) performing songs from his musical
Moonshadow. She provided backing vocals for the well-known artist in venues in the UK and Ireland, with the last stop of the tour at the
Royal Albert Hall. In January 2010, Hamilton-Barritt played Rizzo in
Grease at the
Piccadilly Theatre, alongside
Noel Sullivan and
Toby Anstis. From September 2010 until January 2011, she starred as Alex Owens in the original West End production of
Flashdance. She went on to play the title role of Louise/Gypsy in Paul Kerryson's production of
Gypsy at
Leicester Curve in 2012 alongside
Caroline O'Connor. In 2013 Hamilton-Barritt appeared in
A Chorus Line at the
London Palladium as Diana Morales. She played the role of Daniela in
Lin Manuel Miranda's
In the Heights in 2014. The show opened at the
Southwark Playhouse in London and transferred at the
Kings Cross Theatre in the Autumn of 2015, where Hamilton-Barritt returned to the role of Daniela while pregnant and retiring the role at eight months pregnant. In September 2016 Hamilton-Barritt returned to work in the production of
Murder Ballad at the
Arts Theatre as the Narrator, alongside
Kerry Ellis,
Ramin Karimloo and Norman Bowman. In the same year she was nominated for the
Olivier Award for
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for the role. In 2017 Victoria played the role of Kate in
Michael John LaChiusa's
The Wild Party at
The Other Palace. The production also included
Frances Ruffelle as Queenie and
John Owen-Jones as Burr. In 2019 Hamilton-Barritt starred in
The View UpStairs playing the role of Inez at the
Soho Theatre, in London from 18 July to 24 August. In 2020, it was announced that Hamilton-Barritt would play the Stepmother in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Cinderella, alongside
Carrie Hope Fletcher playing Cinderella. The show opened in September 2021 at the
Gillian Lynne Theatre and ran until in June 2022. In 2024 Hamilton-Barritt was part of the UK Premiere for
Bronco Billy The Musical in the role of Constance at
Charing Cross Theatre. The production has ambitions for a future transfer. In 2025, it was announced that Hamilton-Baritt would be joining the West End production of
Hadestown and would be playing the role of Persephone. In August 2025, it was announced that Hamilton-Baritt would join the principal cast for the West End premiere of
Paddington: The Musical, playing the role of Millicent Clyde from November 2025.
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